Palace of Venaria - The Great Stable - The exhibition of royal Bucentaur and Vehicle

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(The royal Bucentaur belong to Savoy family)


The vast nave is 148m long, 12m wide and 15m high by far the largest of the stables in any Royal Residence of Piedmont and comparable the one built by Jean Aubert in Chantilly in 1719, it could house up to 200 horses. Its presence provided shelter to the northern side of the Lemon Orchard. In the 19th century the building maintained its function, that perfectly suited military needs. Now the Stable becomes an exhibition area to show the Royal vehicles.

In the below figure, the right-hand side U-shaped building connected to the main palace is the stable.

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In 18th, there is one river path can take ship visit from Venice to Turin. In 2 August 1731, the Bucentaur leaves Venice for the voyage up the river Po to Turin. It is accompanied by a gondola and a wherry carrying goods. The convoy is entrusted to the command of the Venetian Antonio Corrin, who is accompanied by the Augustinian friar Antonio Brunello, responsible for the voyage, a shipwright and four boatmen. The voyage up-river required the hiring of "al-zaroli", teams of horses and oxen drivers that hauled the boats along the raised towpaths of the river and canals with cables fastened to the top of the mast of the vessels, aided by oars and grappling hooks.


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The main stops on the voyage are Chioggia, Brondolo, Pontelagoscuro and Brescello. On 30 August it arrives in Torino Vercellese, before continuing past the fortress at Verrua and reaching Cresentino on the last day of the month. Finally, it arrived in Turin on 2 September after a 32-day voyage.


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Children's buggy

Vehicles of this type were usually drawn by ponies, sheep, goats or dogs, and the purpose was to teach young princes the art of driving carriages. The back seat of the carriage is slightly elevated with respect to the front one, so as not to block the passengers' view.


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Royal carriage

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这里是维纳利亚宫的马厩,但现在已经被改成了皇家交通工具的展览,包括一艘原始的皇家的船,曾经人们可以坐船从威尼斯沿着波河一直到都灵,还有一些皇家马车的展览。


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